Rotary lipstick case structure

ABSTRACT

A lipstick case structure includes a base on which a rotary tube is mounted in conjunction with a guide tube having a spiral guide slot. The guide tube is fitted over the rotary tube such that the guide tube moves along with the base. The rotary tube is provided at the top end with a guide seat which is fastened to a casing. A flexible cover is movably disposed between the guide tube and the casing such that a protrusion of the flexible cover is slidably received in the spiral guide slot of the guide tube, and that a protruded block of the flexible cover is slidably received in an upright guide slot of the casing. The relative rotation of the casing and the guide tube results in movement of the flexible cover to obstruct an opening of the casing, or to keep clear of the opening of the casing.

RELATED U.S. APPLICATIONS

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REFERENCE TO MICROFICHE APPENDIX

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FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates generally to a lipstick, and moreparticularly to a rotary lipstick case structure comprising a base, alipstick mounted on the base, and a casing for housing the lipstick. Asthe base is turned counterclockwise, the lipstick is extracted out ofthe casing. As the base is turned clockwise, the lipstick is retractedinto the casing.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

As shown in FIG. 1, a rotary lipstick case of the prior art comprises atubular cover 10, and a tubular base 11 on which a lipstick 12 ismounted. The lipstick 12 is shielded by the tubular cover 10, which mustbe first removed before the lipstick 12 is rolled out of the tubularbase 11 for coloring the lips. The tubular cover 10 is made separatelyfrom the tubular base 11 and is therefore susceptible to being misplacedor lost. In addition, the lipstick 12 is vulnerable to being deformed bythe tubular cover 10 in the event that the lipstick 12 is not rolledback into the tubular base 11 after use.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary objective of the present invention is to provide a rotarylipstick case structure which is free of the drawbacks of the prior artlipstick case described above.

In keeping with the principle of the present invention, the foregoingobjective of the present invention is attained by a rotary lipstick casestructure comprising a base, an outer casing, an outer guide tube, aguide seat, and a flexible cover. The flexible cover is capable ofmoving up and down along with a lipstick mount.

The features and the advantages of the present invention will be morereadily understood upon a thoughtful deliberation of the followingdetailed description of the present invention with reference to theaccompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a lipstick case of the prior art.

FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of the present invention.

FIG. 3 shows an exploded perspective view of the present invention.

FIG. 4 shows another exploded perspective view of the present invention.

FIG. 5 shows a schematic view of the present invention at work.

FIG. 6 shows a longitudinal sectional view of the present invention asshown in FIG. 5.

FIG. 7 shows another schematic view of the present invention at work.

FIG. 8 shows a longitudinal sectional view of the present invention asshown in FIG. 7

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

As shown in FIGS. 2-8, a lipstick case structure of the presentinvention comprises a base 20, an upright tube 21, a rotary tube 22, aguide tube 30, a casing 40, a guide seat 50, and a flexible cover 60.

The upright tube 21 is extending uprightly from the top of the base 20such that the upright tube 21 is fitted into the rotary tube 22.

The upright tube 21 is provided with an upright slot 23. The rotary tube22 is provided with a spiral guide slot 24. The upright tube 21 isprovided therein with a lipstick mount 25 which is provided with twoprojections 26. One of the projections 26 is received in the uprightslot 23 while other one of the projections 26 is received in the spiralguide slot 24. The lipstick mount 25 is moved up and down by turning therotary tube 22.

The guide tube 30 is fitted over the rotary tube 22 and is provided atthe bottom end with a retaining slot 31 corresponding in location to aretaining block 27 of the top end of the base 20. The inner wall of theguide tube 30 is separated from the outer wall of the rotary tube 22.The guide tube 30 is further provided with a spiral guide slot 32.

The casing 40 is fitted over the guide tube 30 and is provided at thetop end with an opening 41 through which the lipstick is moved out ofthe casing 40 at the time when the lipstick mount 25 is raised. Thecasing 40 is provided in an inner wall with an upright guide slot 42.

The guide seat 50 is disposed between the top end of the upright tube 21and the opening 41 of the casing 40. The guide seat 50, the casing 40,and the base 20 are similar in cross sectional form, which may be of anygeometric form. The guide seat 50 is capable of turning along with thecasing 40. The guide seat 50 is provided with a through hole 51corresponding in location and shape to the opening 41 of the casing 40.The guide seat 50 is provided in the outer wall of one side with aprotuberance 52, which is retained in a recess 28 of the top end of therotary tube 22 so as to enable the rotary tube 22 to turn along with theguide seat 50.

The flexible cover 60 is movably disposed between the inner wall of oneside of the casing 40 and the outer wall of the guide tube 30. Theflexible cover 60 is provided at the bottom end with a protrusion 61,which is slidably received in the spiral guide slot 32 of the guide tube30. The flexible cover 60 is further provided with a protruded block 62which is opposite to the protrusion 61 and is slidably received in theupright guide slot 42 of the casing 40. As the casing 40 and the guidetube 30 are changed in their relative position, the flexible cover 60moves up along the spiral guide slot 32, so as to locate between theopening 41 and the through hole 51. On the other hand, the flexiblecover 60 moves down to locate between the inner wall of the casing 40and the outer wall of the guide tube 30, thereby allowing the lipstickto move through the through hole 51 and the opening 41, as shown inFIGS. 7 and 8. The flexible cover 60 of the present invention is made ofa material having an appropriate flexibility, such as a plastic materialhaving a flexibility.

As illustrated in FIGS. 5 and 6, the base 20 is turned clockwise suchthat the guide tube 30 is driven to turn clockwise, thereby resulting inthe upward movement of the protrusion 61 of the flexible cover 60 alongthe spiral guide slot 32 such that the upper end portion of the flexiblecover 60 obstructs the opening 41 of the casing. In the meantime, theupright tube 21 and the rotary tube 22 turn in relation to each other,thereby resulting in the downward movement of the lipstick mount 25.

As illustrated in FIGS. 7 and 8, when the base 20 is turnedcounterclockwise, the protrusion 61 of the flexible cover 60 movesdownward along the spiral guide slot 32, thereby resulting in thedeparture of the upper end portion of the flexible cover 60 from theopening 41 of the casing 40. In the meantime, the lipstick mount 25moves upward along with the relative motion of the rotary tube 22 andthe upright tube 21 such that the lipstick is emerged from the casing 40via the opening 41 of the casing 40.

The embodiment of the present invention described above is to beregarded in all respects as being illustrative and nonrestrictive.Accordingly, the present invention may be embodied in other specificforms without deviating from the spirit thereof. The present inventionis therefore to be limited only by the scope of the following claims.

I claim:
 1. A lipstick case structure comprising: a base provided at atop end with an upright tube which is provided with an upright slot; arotary tube rotatably fitted over said upright tube and comprised of, ina wall, a spiral guide slot; a lipstick mount movably disposed in saidupright tube and provided in the outer wall with two projections whichare respectively received in said upright slot of said upright tube andsaid spiral guide slot of said rotary tube whereby said lipstick mountmoves up and down along with said rotary tube in motion; a guide tubefitted over said rotary tube and comprised of a retaining slot engagedwith a retaining block of said base, said guide tube further comprisedof a spiral guide slot; a casing fitted over said guide tube andprovided at a top end with an opening corresponding in location to saidlipstick mount, said casing further provided in an inner wall of oneside thereof with an upright guide slot; a guide seat disposed between atop end of said upright tube and said opening of said casing such thatsaid guide seat moves along with said casing, said guide seat beingcomprised of a through hole corresponding in location and shape to saidopening of said casing, said guide seat being further comprised of aprotuberance whereby said protuberance is retained in a recess of saidrotary tube, thereby enabling said rotary tube to turn along with saidguide seat; and a flexible cover movably disposed between an inner wallof one side of said casing and an outer wall of said guide tube, saidflexible cover comprising, at a bottom end, a protrusion and a protrudedblock, said protrusion being slidably received in said spiral guide slotof said guide tube, and said protruded block being slidably received insaid upright guide slot of said casing whereby said flexible cover movesalong with said casing and said guide tube such that said flexible covermoves to obstruct said opening of said casing and said through hole ofsaid guide seat, and that said flexible cover moves away from saidopening of said casing and said through hole of said guide seat so as tokeep said opening and said through hole clear.
 2. The lipstick casestructure as defined in claim 1, wherein said base, said guide seat, andsaid casing are corresponding in cross-sectional shape to one another.3. The lipstick case structure as defined in claim 1, wherein saidflexible cover is comprised of a plastic material having a flexibility.